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Certain DHS Immigration Fees Required by HR-1: Fiscal Year 2026 Adjustments for Inflation

Agency announcementPublished Nov 19, 2025

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What the document says

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 inflationary adjustments to certain immigration-related fees required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR-1). HR-1 requires that DHS annually adjust certain immigration-related fees for inflation. This notice sets the inflation-adjusted FY 2026 fee amounts for the following immigration fees required by HR-1: the fee for enrollment in the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS), the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) fee, and the fee for an alien paroled into the United States. In accordance with HR-1, the existing fee for Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record applications will not change for FY 2026.

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  • China: “Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) EVUS is an online system currently used by nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC) holding a 10-year B-1, B-2, or B-1/B-2 (visitor) visa to provide required information to DHS prior to travel to the United States.”

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Federal Register, checked Aug 2, 2026
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